DJ Dust + Playdough + JAX + Manchild + Sci = LAWDAMERCY!!!

this is a track off of Sound Methods, an early Mars ILL joint. This is my first time hearing it, but I had to share it...

Start the Day Off RIGHT ------->

Sunshine by Jax (rip) and Lord Cryus
-gM

Start The Day Off RIGHT! ----->

Breathe Slow by Mars ILL w/JAX (RIP)
good morning party people! just figured i'd bless you with some quality hip hop once again. one of my absolute favorite hip hop crews -the "he's the deejay, i'm the rapper" combination of Manchild and Dust known together as Mars ILL- dropped this jewel a few years ago, but Breathe Slow off their sophomore LP Backbreakanomics never gets old. it's an anthem for the downtrodden and underappreciated that'll remind you to "take what's meant for you, no longer survive on what's passed down... win or lose you'll live your life knowing you never backed down." if those ain't words to live by, i don't know any...
holla!
-samax
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May He Live Forever

Jax (RIP) and Flux of the Mighty BINKIS Recs.

figure out your color scheme and prepare for that JFK tee...

i got $40 set aside already... just gotta decide which two i want. any Jax fan needs this.
stay tuned...
-gM

mixtape mogul DJ Drama pays respect to Jax

DJ Drama and BINKIS Recs remember Jax.
photos and video doc by goldiGold

Señor Kaos (w/Flux of Binkis Recs)- Performing at JAX TRIBUTE Event from Señor Kaos on Vimeo.
RIP Jax...
-ghettoManga.com

One of the DOPEST emcees you NEVER heard passes...

My first exposure to JAX was as the hype man to MARS ILL on "Breathe Slow" off their sophomore album Backbreakanomics in 2004. the universe indeed works in mysterious ways, because i didn't know that was him until today, when i learned that he was gone. Jax died early this morning of natural causes, according to his long-time friend, emcee Craig "The Flux" Wonda.
over the last year, i've become a big fan of Jax's crew BINKIS RECS, and was impressed with the self-proclaimed "One Man Gangstarr," who made beats and wrote rhymes for his own records, as well as for his peoples in the Binkis crew. he was a first-rate lyricist, and encouraged his fans to look forward, frowning on imitation of old school artists even as he managed to embody the best of golden-era street hop sensibilities.


i especially recommend that hip hop purists (by any possible means) get their hands on Sharper Images, the only album of his extensive (for an indy rapper, anyways) catalog that i have had the pleasure of hearing, because it's dope! Fans of underground crews like Lootpack, Foreign Legion and Artifacts will enjoy the dead-serious commitment to fun-filled music on Sharper Images and Binkis Recs' The Reign Begins.
our heart goes out to his close friends (which i'm sure he had many) and family. i never met him, but his continued contribution to the culture will surely be missed.
Rest In Peace, Jax...
-gM

Recs In Effect!

the bar for what passes as dope rhyming has fallen pretty low... you get used to it, until you run into a crew like BINKIS Recs. Residing in the hustle-heavy town of Atlanta, the BINKIS Recs crew reminds me of groups like Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples and Mars Ill that are throwbacks to an era when rappers stood on their spitting skills, unique voice and ability to move you, rather than gangster reputation, big booty girls and the all-ambiguous "swagger"...
while the crew has mad respect for the history of dope lyricism (BINKIS stands for "Before Ignorant Niggas Killed Intelligent Songs"), they manage to pay respect to the past by pushing the art into the future.
On their debut album The Reign Begins, the emcee trio of Jax, Flux Wonda, and Killa Kalm recall crews like De La Soul and L.O.N.S. for their ability to crack knecks and backs while cracking a smile at the same time. That injection of playfulness, along with a lyrical standard that rivals early Wu-Tang, makes this one of the strongest crews i've peeped out in recent years. in addition to having star-worthy charisma as an emcee, Jax also crafts the beats for BINKIS Recs, assisted by fresh cuts from DJ Mafioso, creating music that's particularly brilliant on songs like the title track The Reign Begins (which sports a vocal sample/hook that borders on hypnotic) and 2 Much. likewise, that dude Flux Wonda shows why he was nominated for Emcee of the Year in the ghettoManga Awards last year, and Killa Kalm grows on me more with each verse.
yeah... i've been added to the growing legion of BINKIS Recs fans. there's a TON of material available from this rediculously talented crew, so please do yourself a favor: raise the bar hip hop in general by getting down with 'em! for starters, i give The Reign Begins my highest recommendation, a place on the BegBorrowSteal list! COP IT!
uno.
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